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Diversity of all kinds, including diversity of thought, has been shown to result in improved performance – but only when there is a high level of trust and the team members are able

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One of my favorite pastimes is finding leadership lessons outside the business world. Take for instance the Leadership Lessons My Cat Re-Taught Me. Bilbo crossed the Rainbow Bridge several years ago but his leadership lessons live on.   

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I remember as a child playing the game tug-of-war with my friends. Each group was vying to get the other team to change their position by tugging as hard as

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Studies show that more than $50 billion is annually lost due to employee fraud and theft. Similarly, negligence and improper hiring practices can also contribute to a business’s financial breakdown.

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The eye of Hurricane Laura passed directly over my parents’ house during the early morning hours of August 27. While they had relatively moderate damage compared to others in the

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“As we look into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” I think Mr. Gates makes an excellent point about being a leader who empowers those around

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When I facilitate leadership development sessions or coach leaders, I often hear, “That sounds like a lot of work.” My response, “Leading is hard work.  This doesn’t mean that being

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How aligned is your leadership team?  Author and marketing strategist Donald Miller tells of a time when not a single person on his team – including his wife – could

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Recently I was on a Zoom Happy Hour with colleagues from a professional organization I belong to. We were discussing the future of working remotely. A CEO commented on the difficulty of keeping team members focused

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Part of the power of the Everything DiSC® model lies in its simplicity. Yet as human beings we are quite complex, and it is therefore impossible to completely sum up someone’s personality or behavioral style with a dot on